On the episode of Running Man that aired on September 21, the cast participated in the Find the Chaebol Race. In this episode, actresses Lee Yoo Ri, Choi Yeo Jin, Yoo In Young, Seo Woo, and Kim Min Seo appeared as guests.

On this day, Kim Jong Kook was paired up with Kim Min Seo before the game Destroy the Evidence of Anger, and Kim Jong Kook showed off his sageuk acting. Kim Min Seo played the queen, Kim Soo Hyuns wife, in MBCs The Moon That Embraces The Sun. Kim Jong Kook took Kim Soo Hyuns role as he showed off his acting.

MBC’s latest drama, “The Moon that Embraces the Sun,” is off to a hot start, surpassing 20% viewership ratings by the third episode even without the main leads. While viewers were taken away with the charismatic acting by child actors and the strong plot, some keen fans spotted flaws in two scenes in yesterday’s episode.

In an overhead shot where Crown Prince Lee Hwon (Yeo Jin Goo) was playing soccer with his friends, two cameramen and a camera were captured on screen. In another, Huh Yeom (ZE:A’s Siwan) had his padded jacket over his knees. The jacket was an anachronism in the Joseon Dynasty where everyone wore hanbok.

Netizens commented, “I totally missed it, but I can’t believe others saw that,” “It’s a fusion historical drama, so I guess they had state-of-the-art technology back then,” and “I was too focused on the drama to really notice.”

Meanwhile, the drama achieved 23.2% viewership rating, a 3.3% increase from last Thursday. Lee Dong Wook’s “WildRomance” and Gu Hye Sun’s “Please Take Care of Us Captain” recorded 6.4% and 9.4% respectively.

The fourth episode of "The Moon that Embraces the Sun" will air tonight, January 12, on MBC at 9:55PM KST.

On the April 22 broadcast of tvNs E News, it was reported that Song Joong Ki was originally offered Kim Soo Hyuns role in the hit drama, The Moon that Embraces the Sun. Song Joong Ki declined the role of the Joseon King Lee Hwon because it was too similar to the role that Song Joong Ki had just played in Tree with Deep Roots as King Sejong.

Song Joong Ki had made headlines with his royal role in the 2011 drama because of his charismatic and powerful portrayal of the young Sejong. The role was even touted as the rediscovery of Song Joong Ki and led to his lead role in the fall 2012 hit drama, Nice Guy. Before Song Joong Ki became a nice guy, however, he was offered the role of Lee Hwon for The Moon that Embraces the Sun, which he declined. Kim Soo Hyun took the role instead and The Moon Embraces the Sun became a huge national hit in the earlier half of 2012, reaching over 40% in television ratings. It also made Kim Soo Hyun a household name with commercials and scripts flooding in to his agency.

Interestingly enough, Kim Soo Hyun is quoted to have stated Song Joong Kis portrayal of King Sejong as a model for his role as Lee Hwon.

In related news, Kim Soo Hyun will be making a comeback to the big screen after the blockbuster hit, The Thieves with Secretly and Greatly in June of this year.

Kim Soo Hyun is set to do various promotional activities for his drama ‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun‘, which will be aired in Japan this upcoming January through NHK.

On December 8th and 9th, the rising actor will meet fans and attend different shows to promote the popular drama which was previously aired in Japan’s satellite TV channel KNTV.

‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun‘ is scheduled to premiere on January 20th at 9 PM on NHK. Prior to the first episode, there will have a special segment showing the highlights of the drama and an interviews with the cast members including Kim Soo Hyun and Han Ga In.

Actor Kim Soo Hyun traveled to Japan on December 5th to start a promotional tour for his drama “The Moon that Embraces the Sun”.

The drama is set to premiere on December 8 on network TV station NHK. During the broadcast, drama highlights and a special interview featuring Kim Soo Hyun and co-stars Han Ga In and Jung Il Woo will also be aired.

“The Moon that Embraces the Sun” told the secret love story between a king and a medicine woman, which had already aired in Japan in August via satellite channel KNTV, drawing a lot of interest.

Kim Soo Hyun’s promotional tour is expected to expand the drama’s viewership and raise the actor’s popularity in Japan.

Actor Kim Soo Hyun, known for his role as King Lee Hwon in The Moon that Embraces the Sun, applied for a new job? Earlier this morning, a photo titled Kim Soo Hyun, Job Application Leaked made its way to several online communities.

The photo is an interview verification slip for fashion brand ZIOZIA with Kim Soo Hyuns name, photo, and application number. Netizens were especially drawn to Kim Soo Hyuns photo. Instead of a standard identification photo, he used his dashing profile photo. Its been revealed that the leaked photo was part of ZIOZIAs, a brand Kim Soo Hyun endorses, marketing strategy.

Netizens whove seen the photo commented, How can anyone reject such a good-looking guy. Had he really applied, he probably would have gotten the job, I thought he really was thinking of a career change! Whew, Thats such a great photo of him, Please do another drama soon, we miss you already, and more.

Meanwhile, Kim Soo Hyun is currently busy gearing up for his new movie Covertly, Grandly where he will star as a North Korean flower boy spy whos dispatched to South Korea.

The attention that Kim Soo Hyun is receiving in Japan is really heating up! Kim Soo Hyun attended a press conference for “The Moon That Embraces the Sun” held in Tokyo. “The Moon That Embraces the Sun” will broadcast on the Japanese cable channel KNTV.

Many fans attended the event. The press conference showed highlights from the drama and the fans went wild. Nearly 100 different media sources that include TV broadcasters, magazines, and newspapers attended the press conference which began at 6pm.

Kim Soo Hyun stated, “The drama ‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun’ was a big experience for me as an actor.”

“The Moon That Embraces the Sun” had the highest viewership rating of 42.2% at the time that it aired. On August it will begin broadcasting on KNTV.

Kim Soo Hyun Drama PreviewOn July 4, Kim Soo Hyun was seen at the preview and press conference event in Tokyo for the soon-to-air drama, "The Moon that Embraces the Sun" on Japan's satellite channel, KNTV.

At the special preview event that was held over two days at the Tokyo Korean Culture Hall, Kim Soo Hyun stood as an Asia-wide star in front of his countless fans.

100 reporters were seen at the press conference following the premiere, making the topic an even hotter one to cover.

The first two episodes of "The Moon that Embraces the Sun" will air on Japan's satellite channel KNTV this month with the full airing due in August.

The Moon Embraces the Sun star Kim So Hyun recently showed off her stunning abs.

On July 4, Kim tweeted a couple of photos of herself with the caption, “It looks like it’ll take a while for the pictorial come out. These are taken on the set.”

In one of the photos, Kim strikes a pose in a stool. The child actress looks fabulous in a white skirt and with her long way hair. In another photo, the middle school student shows off her beautiful abs while wearing a checkered shirt and denim jeans. Her mature look catches the eye.

Netizens responded: “Kim So Hyun releases her abs. Awesome!” “Hope you grow up as the way you are.” “Is she a middle school student, right?” “She’s a good actress.”

The child actress plays the role of child character of Yoon Bo Kyung and garnered rave reviews.

Kim Soo Hyun will be leaving to Japan in July to promote the upcoming broadcast of “The Moon That Embraces the Sun.” “The Moon That Embraces the Sun” will broadcast on the Japanese cable channel KNTV. Kim Soo Hyun will attend a conference on July 4 and 5.

With “The Moon That Embraces the Sun,” Kim Soo Hyun started a syndrome because of his popularity. “The Moon That Embraces the Sun” reached 42.4% viewership rating.

A representative of Kim Soo Hyun’s Japanese representative stated, “We believe that Kim Soo Hyun will win the hearts of the Japanese public because of his unique charms that are different from other current Hallyu stars.”

The first and second episode of “The Moon That Embraces the Sun” will broadcast in July. Then the whole show will begin broadcasting in August.

Currently, Kim Soo Hyun is preparing for his filming for the upcoming movie “Secretly and Greatly.”